16 NOV

New Jersey couple, homeless vet behind viral $400k GoFundMe accused of ‘get-rich-quick’ conspiracy, theft

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Three people involved in the viral GoFundMe campaign that raised $ 400,000 for a homeless vet have reportedly been charged with conspiracy and theft offenses.
An NBC 10 source says couple Mark D’Amico and Kate McClure turned themselves in to prosecutors on Wednesday.
It is not known whether homeless veteran Johnny Bobbitt did too.
In Fall 2017 the couple raised more than $ 400,000 for Bobbitt after they said he gave them $ 20 for gas.
He later sued them in August for misusing the funds.

A couple who set up a GoFundMe page which raised $ 400,000 for a homeless veteran in New Jersey have reportedly been charged with theft and conspiracy offenses for the “get-rich-quick” scheme.

Mark D’Amico, Kate McClure, and homeless man Johnny Bobbitt will “face charges including conspiracy and theft by deception,” a source close to the courts told NBC 10 on Wednesday.

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